Lidded wine vessel (you)
Western Zhou dynasty
1200-1050 BC
All ancient bronze vessels had a specific name. This one, from which wine would have been ladled out, is called a you.
Cast bronze
Museum no. M.6-1935
From the Eumorfopoulos collection, purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee [Art Fund logo] [2007]